Prediction of Hepatic Complications after Allogeneic Haemotopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation Using Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurement

• Published in: Blood Vol. 132; no. Supplement 1; p. 2073
• Main Authors: Franke, Georg-Nikolaus, Weiße, Tina, Petroff, David, Beer, Sebastian, Döhring, Christine, Behre, Gerhard, Fischer, Janett, Lindner, Franziska, Wiegand, Johannes, Keim, Volker, Niederwieser, Dietger, Karlas, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 29.11.2018

Rationale: Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative option for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases and is increasingly used, even in elderly and medically unfit patients (pts). Despite advances, it is associated with considerable morbidity and mort...